Filmed in Tennessee, Hawaii and New York City, TREE SAFARI: The Koa Connection melds art, culture, science and eco-travel, following Brad Sells from his studio in Cookeville, TN, to the volcanic slopes of Hawaii in a quest for koa wood, revered for its density, tone and color.

This is one of the most outstanding coverages of the use of wood products I have ever seen. And in a place I love....Hawaii! Excellent descriptions of the process of creating beautiful art from age old woods. I bought a DVD for Christmas for each of my children, who are all artistic!

My home was built in the 1970s and has many koa wood counters. When I recently shopped for replacement granite counters I was informed koa is very rare now so "it would be crazy to replace them with stone counters." Naturally, I decided to find out why koa is so rare now and how valuable the counters are now. This video helped me answer both questions.